A Breeze Airways flight en route to Los Angeles diverted toGrand Junction, Colorado after an unruly passenger got into an altercation with flight attendants and other passengers. The passenger was restrained but broke free of those restraints twice, the airline and local authorities said.
Breeze Airways Flight 704, which took off from Norfolk, Virginia, at 9:17 a.m. Wednesday, August 13 diverted after reporting that an “intoxicated male passenger became agitated, yelling racist slurs at airline staff while waving a skateboard. Airline staff placed the man in restraints twice, but he was able to break free both times.”
Breeze Airways said reports from crew on board the flight, reported a physical altercation that resulted in minor injuries to one passengers and a flight attendant.